Canyon Flats & Reilly Station
Fremont, California
Architect/Designer | KTGY
Builder | Toll Brothers
Developer | Eden Housing
Landscape Architect/Designer | JETT Landscape Architecture + Design
Photographer | Patrik Argast Photography
Forward-thinking and progressive architecture reacts to two different frontages. On the urban side, the building is more built up, and on the interior, the courtyards open up to smaller-scale buildings.
Knowing that many of the residents would be commuting for work, the buildings were designed to connect to the local transit stop and promote active mobility. A well-crafted pedestrian paseo, highlight both the walkability of the site and the adjacency to the BART station. Ground-floor retail activates the streetscape.
Although these buildings are affordable, targeting families making 30% to 60% AMI, they needed to feel innovative, align with the vision for the master plan, and meld seamlessly into the surrounding transit-oriented market-rate community. This presented opportunities to increase efficiency. To maximize the site and increase efficiency, both buildings share an above-grade parking structure that features a three-tiered lift system.
A variety of green technologies are included: photovoltaic panels, a solar thermal system, low-flow toilets and showerheads, high-efficiency fixtures and appliances, combined with techniques that naturally limit environmental impact.
